b'END TIMESIs it Your Choice?By Michael Forti the same yesterday today and forever? How shoulddestroyed"(Isa 9:16 KJV). What about Jericho? Why weinterpretPREDESTINATION?Shouldweusedid God destroy ALL who lived there, women, chil-JohnCalvin\'sorJohnMcAuthorsinterpretation,dren? "Choose this day who you will serve." Was T rying to explain Free Choice to a Calvinist is likeor should we be listening to God\'s chosen apostles?it because the Lord did not choose all of the women trying to program a robot to think for its self. Let\'sDidGodtrulyhandpickthoseandchildren,andthendecidedtodestroythem? make it brief and to the point. Most Calvinists believewhoaretobesavedandthrowOr,wasitbecausetheleadersof that God created ALL people, born with the sinfulawaytherest?Or,isHegivingthose people rejected God\'s offer of nature, yet unable to make the choice by their ownEVERYONEafreechoicetobesalvation? free will to receive or reject God\'s plan of Salvationsaved (Rom1:18-31)? Howshouldwetrulybeinter-through Jesus Christ. Therefore, God had to makepreting the words, PREDESTINED, that choice for some, but not all. If you truly believeWhat about the child or elder whoCHOSEN,ELECTand in Calvinism, then you believe that God created ALLis mentally disabled and unable toFOREKNOWLEDGE?Havesome people, yet, only CHOSE Noah and 7 others to bemake that free choice by their ownbeen misinterpreting these Biblical saved. The rest of the people that He created, that Hefree will?" The Bible clearly teacheswordsall along?Could it bethat decided not to chose, were drowned in the flood andthat the salvation of children fallsGod, knowing all, from the begin-then incinerated in hell for eternity. on the headship of their parents.ning,lookingdownthecorridors Now,let\'stalkaboutFREECHOICE!DidGod"The jailer called for lights, rushedoftime,knewwhowouldreceive truly create people with the ability to make a choiceinandfelltremblingbeforePaulHis offer of salvation, thus choos-to either receive Him or reject Him? Did God trulyandSilas.Hethenbroughttheming them to be His elect? Were the know from the beginning of time who would receiveout and said, \'sirs, what must I doapostles trying to explain that God or reject His gift of salvation? And, for those whoto be saved?\' They replied, \'believeAlmighty knew from the beginning Heknewfromthebeginningoftime,whowouldin the Lord Jesus and you will beof time the exact second you would make the choice to receive His offer of eternal life,saved-youandyourhousehold"Michael Forti be born and then die?werethenPREDESTINED,CHOSENasHisElect?(Acts16:29-31NIV).DidMoses "To God\'s ELECT, strangers in the world, scatteredgivePharaoh10opportunitiestoDidGodnotgiveeveryonewho throughout Pontus. Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia andmake a choice to save his son? walked on the face of this earth the free choice to Bithynia,whohavebeenchosenaccordingtotheWhat about the nations? God does not say thatreceiveHimorrejectHim?Unlikeotherreligions, FOREKNOWLEDGE of God the Father, through thethe gospel will be preached to ALL people, but to ALLBiblical Christianity does not force anyone to love sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit" (1Pet 1:1-2-NIV). nations. What about the nations, who rejected thoseand worship God.HowshouldaChristianbeinterpretingthewho came knocking with a Bible in their hand? He"For God so loved the world that He gave His One words,PREDESTINED,CHOSEN,ELECTanddid not say that they would all receive it. What aboutand only Son, that WHOEVER believes in Him shall FOREKNOWLEDGE? "You did not chose Me, I chosethe people within those nations who were deprived ofnotperishbuthaveeternallife"(John3:16NIV). you."DoesGodhaveasplitpersonally,or,isHehearing the truth? "For the leaders of those people"And EVERYONE who calls upon the Name of the causethemtoerror,andtheirfollowerswillbeLord WILL BE SAVED"(Acts 2:21 NIV). "The Lord is notslowinkeepingHispromise,assomeunder-stand slowness. He is patient with you, not want-inganyonetoperish,butEVERYONEtocometo repentance"(2Pet 3:9 NIV).Did God only chose Lot and His two daughter to be Does God have a split personally, or, is He the samesaved, yet judged the rest of His creation, who He did not chose, and then sent them to hell to be burned forever? What about Lot\'s wife? Was she turned into yesterday today and forever? Should we use John Calvin\'sa pillar of salt because of the choice she made, or, was she not one of God\'s chosen? Why did Lot try to or John McAuthors interpretation, or should we bewarn the people of God\'s wrath? listening to God\'s chosen apostles?It\'s real clear to me that the Lord\'s offer of salva-tion is a free choice given to all who call upon His Name and who truly believe. Choice is interwoven throughout the fabric of every page of the Bible. "You adulterous people, don\'t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? 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